3 held: Arms, ammo recovered

Police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in separate drives arrested three people along with arms and ammunition in Rajbari and Faridpur districts on Monday. In Rajbari, Abul Bashar Mia, officer-in-charge of Pangsha Police Station, said they arrested an alleged member of an outlawed party along with a shutter gun and three rounds of bullet from a Mahogany orchard in Panghsa upazila on Monday. The arrested is Tajul Islam, ringleader of ‘Tajul Bahini’ and son of Abdul Rafique of Kurapara village. In Faridpur, Rab-8 arrested two suspected miscreants along with arms and bullets from Boropaturia in Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari district on Monday. The arrested are Alamgir Hossain Mondol, 48, and Arjoo Sheikh, 22, both hailing from Sripur Upazila in Magra district. Acting on a tip-off, a Rab-8 team conducted drive in the area and arrested the duo along with a shutter gun and some rounds of bullet on Monday evening, according to UNB.